crier
Americannoun
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a person or animal that cries
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(formerly) an official who made public announcements, esp in a town or court
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a person who shouts advertisements about the goods he is selling
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of crier
1250–1300; Middle English criere < Old French. See cry, -er 1
Example Sentences
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The ignoble battle ends when a neighbor, Mrs. Prothero, shouts that her house is on fire, “announcing ruin like a town crier in Pompeii.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
“I’m a weird crier with movies. Like I won’t cry after I won the Super Bowl. I didn't cry when my kids were born,” he said.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025
Early SigAlerts had rather a small-town feel, like a town crier.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
In Lisburn, events begin early with a D-Day proclamation read by a town crier from the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum at 08:00.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024
There was a crier, who cried news as a modern newspaper prints headlines—"The Master of Stormhold Suffers a Mysterious Malady!"
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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